Continuous assessment of low back loads in long-term care nurses

Ergonomics

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1108-1116

  Holmes, Michael W R ^a   Hodder, Joanne N ^a   Keir, Peter J ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cumulative loading; Force; Nurse; Patient handling; Spine

Indexed keywords

CUMULATIVE LOADING; FORCE; NURSE; PATIENT HANDLING; SPINE;

ELEVATORS; LOADING; LOADS (FORCES); NURSING;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LONG TERM CARE; LOW BACK PAIN; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATIENT LIFTING; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKLOAD;

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOVING AND LIFTING PATIENTS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTURE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77955866752     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2010.502253     Document Type: Article

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